Fathom Video / fathom.video
AI meeting notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams with a notably generous free plan that provides unlimited AI summaries.
Free plan
Yes
API access
No
Open source
No
Platforms
3
Fathom has earned a strong reputation among productivity tool enthusiasts primarily for one reason: the free plan is genuinely useful in a category where competing free plans are typically quite limited. Fathom's free tier provides unlimited meeting recordings, unlimited transcription, and unlimited AI-generated summaries for meetings — without a monthly minutes cap. For most professionals, the free plan covers all their meeting transcription needs without ever requiring an upgrade.
The AI summaries produced by Fathom are well-regarded for quality and accuracy. The tool identifies key decisions, action items, and important moments from meetings with good reliability, and the summarisation often captures the most important points from a lengthy meeting in a concise format that takes significantly less time to review than the full transcript.
Fathom integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams, and for sales professionals it includes Salesforce and HubSpot integration even on the free plan for individual users, which is notable given that most competitors reserve CRM integration for paid tiers.
The team features, which provide shared meeting highlights, team analytics, and centralised call management, require the Team Edition at $29/user/month. For individual productivity, the free plan and $19/month Premium tier are typically sufficient.
With over 5,000 five-star reviews on G2, Fathom has built a notably loyal user base for a productivity tool. The strong free plan has clearly driven significant word-of-mouth adoption. For anyone looking for a meeting transcription and summarisation tool, Fathom's free plan is worth evaluating before committing to paid alternatives.
Fathom runs as speech-to-text software built around audio and text workflows. Users typically start with a prompt, upload, or connected data source, and the underlying model handles the heavy lifting before returning a result you can refine or export. It's available on web, mac, and windows.
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The capabilities that matter most for teams evaluating Fathom.
Records and transcribes meetings without monthly limits on the free plan, which is unusual in this category.
Produces concise summaries of key decisions, action items, and important moments from meeting transcripts.
Automatically syncs meeting notes and action items to Salesforce and HubSpot accounts.
Free plan with unlimited recordings, transcription, and AI summaries. Premium $19/month with more advanced features. Team Edition at $29/user/month. Enterprise custom.
Model
Freemium
Starting price
$19/mo
Free trial
No
Otter.ai and Fireflies.ai are strong alternatives with similar core functionality. Zoom AI Companion provides similar features for Zoom subscribers. Fireflies.ai has stronger enterprise analytics and CRM workflow features.
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Key facts about model providers, platforms, and team support.
Platforms
Web, Mac, Windows
Deployment
SaaS
Integrations
Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion
Team Collaboration
Yes
Launch Year
2020
Compliance signals and data-handling notes as reported by the vendor.
Team and Enterprise plans include admin controls and data management. SOC 2 compliant.
Review recording consent requirements in your jurisdiction. Inform participants that transcription is active. Review Fathom's data handling policy.
Editorial Verdict
Fathom is the best first choice for individuals looking for free AI meeting transcription and summarisation. The generous free plan with CRM integration sets it apart from competitors. Teams needing analytics and shared features should evaluate the Team Edition.
Last verified July 24, 2026.
YouTube7:14Free plan with unlimited recordings, transcription, and AI summaries. Premium $19/month with more advanced features. Team Edition at $29/user/month. Enterprise custom.
Free plan with 600 min/month. Pro $16.99/month (1,200 min, more AI summaries). Business $20/user/month with team features. Enterprise custom pricing.
Team and Enterprise plans include admin controls and data management. SOC 2 compliant.
SOC 2 Type II certified. Business and Enterprise include admin controls and data management. GDPR compliant.
Review recording consent requirements in your jurisdiction. Inform participants that transcription is active. Review Fathom's data handling policy.
Review recording consent requirements in your jurisdiction before using Otter. Meeting participants should be informed. Enterprise includes data retention and management controls.
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